UConn Huskies Navigate Challenges at Maui Invitational

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00:00And John, even if you don't have a shot at the Maui Invitational title now, being in the losers bracket,

00:06you still have an opportunity for a marquee early season non-conference victory.

00:11So let's focus on the two-time reigning NCAA tournament champion UConn Huskies.

00:17Just their second loss in non-conference play in the last three seasons.

00:23What resolve do you think we will see out of Dan Hurley's Huskies today against Colorado?

00:28Major resolve. And I think we even saw major resiliency from UConn yesterday in a loss

00:35coming back at the end of regulation to force overtime, which obviously was spearheaded by

00:41Solo Ball's three-point shot from the right wing. Look, UConn we knew wasn't going to have what it

00:47had last season or the season prior when it ripped through a chainsaw through butter and won back-to-back

00:52national titles. The question is, would UConn have enough? These are the answers that I got on Monday.

01:00Tarris Reed, the Michigan transfer is going to be good enough in the middle, but UConn has to

01:06get better guard play in the backcourt. Dan Hurley told me a couple of weeks ago he needed St. Mary's

01:12transfer Aiden Mahaney to be somewhere in between what Tristan Newton gave UConn in his first year

01:19during the 22-23 season and what Cam Spencer gave UConn last year when the Huskies went 37-3

01:26and won the national title. That to me is the big area of concern for the Huskies.